Archive for June 24th, 2009

The Governor’s Tax Package-Bill By Bill

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Here is a summary of, and link to, each bill in the Governor’s tax package. As required by law, all revenue enhancers must start in the House, and a 3/5 majority is needed for passage. Please note that all are sponsored by the Democratic leadership as the Rethugs seem determined to simply play political Russian […]

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Sanford Returns From Secret (Sex/Drug?) Trip to Buenos Aires

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Sanford very well may have been in the airport stall next to Larry Craig. Of course, Nate points out the the Mayo Clinic is also in the area. Everyone relax, it was just a secret trip to Buenos Aires. Sanford said he was alone on the trip. He declined to give any additional details about what […]

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Offshore Wind Leases Issued

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NYT Reporting…. Kicking off what it called “a new day for energy production in the United States,” the Obama administration has issued five offshore exploration leases for wind energy production. This is the first time the federal government has issued offshore wind leases, and the decision comes after the administration papered over regulatory infighting among various agencies […]

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Deep thought

Filed in Delaware, International by on June 24, 2009 11 Comments

The Republicans are doing their best to not allow people to remember that everything they said months and months ago seemed to be for the small businesses in this country and how they, the small businesses are the ones that create the majority of the jobs in this country. It seems that now, they are […]

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